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"With a BrickScore of 71.5 and owner ratings of 4.75 from nearly 1,800 buyers, the Perseverance Rover is a technically ambitious Technic build that delivers real engineering complexity, a faithful recreation of the actual rover including the Ingenuity drone, and a strong AR app companion experience. Buyers who go in expecting Technic challenge rather than System-style building come away thoroughly satisfied."
The NASA Mars Rover Perseverance earns a BrickScore of 71.5 and a Recommended tier, reflecting strong praise for its engineering complexity, accurate mechanical detail, and educational AR app, alongside moderate reviewer agreement about its limitations as a display piece and the fiddliness of some internal mechanisms. Owner ratings are considerably more enthusiastic: 4.75 out of 5 across 1,734 buyers, with 87% recommending it, pointing to a set that plays better in hand than a mid-tier BrickScore might suggest.
Where they split: Reviewer agreement is moderate rather than high. The main fault line is the Technic-versus-System debate: one reviewer was initially disappointed the set does not use System bricks like other NASA sets but came around after building. The floppy arm joints also drew mixed reactions, with younger builders seeing it as a design flaw while experienced engineers praised the overall mechanical complexity. Owner enthusiasm runs noticeably higher than the BrickScore suggests.
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"Not another NASA set' I yawned when I first saw pictures of this, but how wrong I was. It's an exceptional model that is interesting to build, fun to play with, and also educational."
Brickset Reviews"I still like the set though, I think it is a fun build for the price and offers some very interesting functions."
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"I love the Technic theme, but I think this would have worked better as a SYSTEM build, with added Technic functions, similar to the 10323-1 PAC-MAN Arcade."
Rebrickable Reviews"Not another NASA set' I yawned when I first saw pictures of this, but how wrong I was. It's an exceptional model that is interesting to build, fun to play with, and also educational."
"I still like the set though, I think it is a fun build for the price and offers some very interesting functions."
"I love the Technic theme, but I think this would have worked better as a SYSTEM build, with added Technic functions, similar to the 10323-1 PAC-MAN Arcade."
Owners overwhelmingly love the set's engineering, detail, and challenging build experience, though age recommendations are questionable and some struggle with complex Technic mechanics and instruction clarity.
Amazon4.8Walmart4.6
Target4.6LEGO.com4.5
